Lily and Richard move to a luxurious and cult-like community, where Lily becomes unsettled by the transformation she observes in her older husband and in her own physiology, leading her to w... Read allLily and Richard move to a luxurious and cult-like community, where Lily becomes unsettled by the transformation she observes in her older husband and in her own physiology, leading her to wonder if there's something more sinister at play.Lily and Richard move to a luxurious and cult-like community, where Lily becomes unsettled by the transformation she observes in her older husband and in her own physiology, leading her to wonder if there's something more sinister at play.
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She has an old father who never approved of her marriage, and in spite of her husband's wishes, she visits him sometimes. He dies, like all old people do sooner or later, but no one seems to die at the Amaranth.
The doctor is engaged in pioneering experiments, and almost every pensioner at the place eats his yellow pills. Well, let's not embark on any spoilers.
The film is interesting, because there is no science fiction here, everything is quite realistic, and these things could very well be going on. Medical science always needs to go on researching, there is never any end to new discoveries and breakthroughs, but these always need experiments.
The film explores this research activity in a very subtle way without giving anything away or risking any improper allegations. It is beautifully made at that, the music is perfectly adapted, and especially if you are anywhere in the medical profession, this should make you think. Is this really ethically tolerable? Well, the medical pioneers and researchers have no choice but just have to continue experimenting and follow through what they have started.
After some 70 minutes Lily (and we) out of the blue got all the answers to the mysteries (as if the leading doctor of the facility suddenly decided to make a clean sweep!), and after that there is a weird sort of epilogue, in which we see how formerly outraged and indignant Lily a few years later nevertheless drops her principles when it suits her own benefit. It could have been a strong, cynical ending, if it hadn't been presented so abrupt and out of the blue, it looked like either an afterthought of someone in the production who was able to force it into the movie, or as if some substantial material was lost on the cutting table.
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- TriviaThe film was produced by Mollye Asher who went on to produce Academy Award winning film Nomadland (2020) two years later and utilized much of the same crew on both films, including the late Mike Wolf Snyder as the sound mixer.
- Quotes
Lily Kendrick: Even with the bone marrow transplant, the best the doctors could offer is a year.
Dr. Alan Campbell: Of course there's no way of knowing if this unfortunate outcome is a result of our process,
Richard Kendrick: Can you help, Doctor?
Dr. Alan Campbell: I believe so, but this kind of procedure would be something new and unorthodox, and Mia would need to live here for the course of her treatment. Given Lily's objections to our methodology in the past, well...
Lily Kendrick: [pause] That won't be a problem.
- SoundtracksCastle Park Romance
Written by Jim Harbourg
Courtesy of APM Music
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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